It looks like Canon USA has restocked their refurbished inventory, and it includes a few RF lenses as well as popular EF lenses.
RF Lenses
- Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM $879
- Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM $399
- Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM $2429
EF Lenses
EOS M
You can check out all of the available refurbished gear at the Canon USA store here.
Wow, I just looked and I actually qualify for platinum level!
I think they dont sell refurbished in Canada , just saw few open boxes things or damaged box , they call it clearance sales. I only been looking for few months. Someone else could confirm?
edit: theres a refurbished page but it seems always empty.
Same experience when I have looked. I don't look constantly though.
Why should it be?
If someone buys a kit and returns it a couple of weeks later, it gets refurbished. Any lens that has been out for more than a month or so probably has some refurbs already.
That's how I got my RF 24-105 f/4 L, as part of an RP refurb kit.
A profession customer service rep can handle mild and moderate complaints, and will share sympathy and agreement with the customer, as long as they aren't being rude. The person I dealt with wasn't good at their job. Their software sucks, considering a corporation of their size. Canon HQ's customer service here in Los Angeles is top notch. I expect more.
The approach I took was to ask them what "processing" meant (it came out of back ordered then remained in "processing" for two weeks). They obviously knew the answer to that; but instead of telling me they actually investigated and discovered that there was some glitch in the system that left boxed Refurbs that had formerly been backordered sitting and waiting to be shipped--forever, apparently, if no one intervened.